Australia is the worlds largest Island with an area of 7,692,024 square kilometres, which is only slightly smaller than mainland USA. Australia is the lowest, flattest and apart from Antarctica, the driest continent, featuring a diverse array of climatic zones from tropical regions in the North, through the arid interior to more temperate regions in the South.
Australia is famous for the remote outback, unspoilt beaches, tropical rainforest, rugged mountain ranges and vast deserts. Australia boasts 14 world heritage listed sites, including the enormous Great Barrier Reef and the world icon Ayers Rock.
Figure 1 shows the location of Australia's six States and two territories. Each State and Territory in Australia has a Capital city, the Capital city of Australia is Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Australian Economy at a Glimpse
Australia's economy is diverse and has consistently outpaced large comparable economies in Europe and North America in terms of commodities exports and business services. It's resilience is due partly to its diversified trade exposure, and partly to our role as supplier of essential commodities to large industrialising countries in Asia.
Strong stable growth translates into economic resilience. The World Competitive Year Book, which assess the overall strength of countries economies - has ranked Australia the most resilient economy in the world for six years out of seven between 2002-2008.
Australia has the worlds fourth largest pool of investment funds with over AUD$1 Trillion under management and public debt is lower than in other developed countries. The fundamentals of the Australian economy are sound, with the financial institutions well capitalized.
Underpinning the strength of the financial institutions is one of the most stable political systems in the world. Australia is well placed to weather the worst of the current global economic storm with its stable political and regulatory environment and transparent legal framework. It's no surprise that Australia boasts one of the most well educated and highly skilled workforces in the world.
Your money is safe within the Australian banking system
While many banks around the world have been propped up by governments, the Australian banking system remains robust. The big four Australian banks all retain their AA rating (currently there are only 13 AA rated banks in the world) and all four of our banks are in the top 15 banks in the world.
Foreign investors can establish credit or loan facilities through Australian banks, and the security of those credits and loans are guaranteed by the Australian government. The Australian property market is well regulated, providing an attractive, stable and secure environment for investors from around the world.
Calling Australia home
Australia not only offers great investment opportunities, it also offers a great lifestyle which is why people from all around the world have chosen to call Australia home. If you’re considering the possibility of a move to Australia some time in the future, there are significant advantages from investing in Australian property now before you arrive.
There is an abundance of news articles and information stating the potential to the investor of not only long term gain, but short term as well by investing now to take advantage of the impending increases in property prices.
As a South African thinking about moving one day, there are many reasons and advantagesas to why you should be investing now.
So where do you start?
The Australian housing shortage and booming population offers astute investors great opportunities in many exciting locations around Australia.
OzInvest have done all the legwork, constantly monitor markets and applying a strict set of criteria to target growth regions offering the highest return for investors.
We know its impossible to do that from thousands of miles away - so OzInvest has a 22 year history of advising and managing clients property portfolios from many diverse countries around the world. We back every property that is offered to our clients and we are in it for the long haul.
So how do you do it? And how much does it cost? It's simple, lets us show you our unique cashflow, costs and Investment forecast – we are also happy to answer any of your questions.
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